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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1841-1842)''' - | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1841-1842)''' - Established by Maj. [[Jonathon Bird]] and volunteers from the 4th Brigade, Texas Militia, in Sep - Oct 1841. It was abandoned when the volunteer's enlistments expired in Mar 1842. | ||
=={{PAGENAME}} History== | =={{PAGENAME}} History== | ||
The fort was stockaded and contained a blockhouse and several cabins. | |||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
Only a marker remains. | |||
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Revision as of 19:13, 23 July 2007
Fort Bird (1841-1842) - Established by Maj. Jonathon Bird and volunteers from the 4th Brigade, Texas Militia, in Sep - Oct 1841. It was abandoned when the volunteer's enlistments expired in Mar 1842.
Fort Bird History
The fort was stockaded and contained a blockhouse and several cabins.
Current Status
Only a marker remains.
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Location: South Main at Silver Lake Gun Club, Arlington, Texas. Map Location is approximate. Maps & Images Lat: 32.798602 Long: -97.082276 |
Sources:
- Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 142
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 155
- Pierce, Gerald S., Texas Under Arms: The Camps, Posts, Forts & Military Towns of the Republic of Texas 1836-1846, Encino Press, Austin TX, 1969, ISBN/ASIN: B0006CYB9I, page 19
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